Harrow.



G. E. PORKNER.

HARROW. APPLICATION FILED 001'. 15, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Witnes ses w a se I ject beyond the end of "oHAaI Es E. FOBKNER, on arenas, TEXAS.

HARR OW.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. FonnNnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Henderson and State of 'lTe'xas, have invented a new and useful Harrow, of specification. i

This invention has relation to barrows and which the following is a it rangement of its parts as hereinafter shown, described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide an implement especially adapted to be used for orchard purposes wherein members may be readily swung in vertical directions to be 'with the frame and each barrow sect-ion is connected with a pedal means which is in convenient reach of one occupying the seat upon the frame, whereby each barrow section may be. readily swung in a vertical direction to free-itself of accumulations or escapeob ects as above stated.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 1s a top plan View ofthe barrow, Fig. 2 is a 'front end elevation of thesame. F 1g. 3

is a side elevation of the same. i i

The harrow includes a frame which consists of a beam 1 to which are secured the forward ends of rearwardly disposed bars 2. The bars 2 are arranged in pairs and be-- tween the members of each pair is journaled a supporting wheel? A beam 4. connects the rear ends of the bars 2 together and is considerably less in length than the beam 1, whereby the end portions of the beam lprothe beam 4. A draft tongue 5' is attached ata point between its ends to the beam 1. Said tongue is parallel with the bars 2. An operators seat 6 is preferably mounted upon the tongue 5 but may be supported upon'any other member constituting the frame as hereinbefore described. i v 4 Bars 7 are hingedly attached to the edge portionsof the beam 1 or those portions of said beam which project beyond the outer- Specification of Ltterslatnt. a iication'inea October 15,

consists in the novel construction and ar' said hooks whereby ranged in pairs,

tion to thesame. are attached to the bars 9. I

As above stated one of the harrow sections as described is hingedly attached to each of the projecting ends of the beam 1 and also it v 'ill be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that similar harrow sections are hingedly attached to the beam 4. Shafts 11 are journaled upon thevbeam l and are provided with crank ends 12 which are slidably received in eyes 13 carried by those barrow sections which are the proecting ends of the beam 1. At their inner ends the shafts 11 are continued into lovers 1% iaving'foot pedals 15 within reach of one occupying the seat 6. Hooks 16 are attached to the sides of, the tongue 5 and when the lever ends l i of theshaft 11 are swung down they may be engaged by the against rotation and the barrow sections at the ends of the beam 1 are held in swung up positioiL U-shaped levers 1 are fulcrumed upon a the intermediate portions of the beam 1 and are within reach of one occupying the seat" 6. Standards 18 are mounted upon the barrow sections which are hingedly connected with the beam 4 and rods 19 connect the le- Patented Jane so, 1911.

the said levers are held the bars 8 and extenditransversely with rela Spring harrow teeth 10 hingedly connected with vers 1.7 with the'said standards l8. Therefore it will be seen that by swinging the levers 17 or by turningthe shaft 11 any or all of the harrow sections may be swung i an upward direction and thus may be indiirid- -ually or collectively What is claimed is 1- l. A harrow comprising aframe-consisting of a relatively long forward beam and a relatively short rear beam-with side bars connecting the said beams together, wheels supporting the said frame, barrow sections 'hingcdly attached to the projecting edge portions of the :relatively long iforward 'beam, and barrow sections hingedly at freed of accumulations or positioned so as to ride over obstructions.

beam, and harrow sections hingedly at tached to the rear beam.

8. A harrow comprising a frame consisting of a relatively long forward beam, a,

relatively short rear beam, and side bars connecting said beams together, Wheels supporting the said frame, an operators seat mounted upon the said frame, harrow sections hin'gedly attached to the projecting end portions of the relatively long forward beam, lever mechanisms mounted upon the frame and connected with said sections, harrow sections hingedly attachedv tothe rear beam, and lever mechanisms mounted upon the frame and connected with the last mentioned sections.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. FORKNER.

Witnesses:

R. G. FAULK, W. A. OWNBY. 

